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Turner, AECOM Hunt JV lands Dallas convention center job

2 days ago | constructiondive.com | Jennifer Goodman

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Award: Convention center expansionValue: UndisclosedLocation: DallasClient: City of DallasThe city of Dallas has selected a joint venture led by AECOM Hunt and Turner Construction for the first phase of the $3.7 billion Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center project, the JV announced Monday.
New steel, aluminum tariffs will push construction costs higher

2 days ago | constructiondive.com | Sebastian Obando

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. New tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum will raise construction costs further, adding to price spikes triggered by an initial 25% tariff on the materials earlier this year, according to a June 3 industry webinar hosted by Skanska USA.
Adopting technology is a team effort: Skanska exec

3 days ago | constructiondive.com | Matthew Thibault

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Adopting new technology requires everyone to buy in, said Danielle O’Connell, senior director of emerging technology for Skanska USA, the U.S. arm of the Swedish builder. The contractor uses what O’Connell calls its Eight-Step Plan, a tech addition roadmap that lays out critical moves to help it assess and integrate products.
White House unveils plan for tech-focused permit reforms

3 days ago | constructiondive.com | Matthew Thibault

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Council on Environmental Quality has issued its Permitting Technology Action Plan, which seeks to modernize federal environmental review and permitting processes for a plethora of infrastructure projects, according to a May 30 news release from the White House.
$1.6B East River Tunnel rehab starts in NYC

4 days ago | constructiondive.com | Julie Strupp

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Work has kicked off on New York City’s $1.6 billion East River Tunnel Project to repair Hurricane Sandy damage and update the century-old structure to weather the next 100 years of service, Amtrak said on May 27. The East River Tunnel is a critical link on the Northeast Corridor, the country’s busiest passenger rail line.
Manhattan Construction opens new Atlanta office

4 days ago | constructiondive.com | Matthew Thibault

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Manhattan Construction opened a new Atlanta office, the builder announced on May 27. The new office, located at 2100 Powers Ferry Road SE, will focus on aviation, government, healthcare, laboratory and mission-critical projects, according to the news release. It’s designed to foster collaboration, innovation and operational efficiency as Manhattan continues to grow its presence in the region.
With DEI under fire, Construction Inclusion Week will focus on recruitment

4 days ago | constructiondive.com | Joe Bousquin

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Through its first five months, 2025 has not been kind to diversity, equity and inclusion. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order targeting “wasteful government DEI programs” in which his administration characterized government DEI practices as “illegal.” The next day, Trump ordered government agencies to target DEI programs in the private sector as well.
Private construction pullback drags down overall spending

4 days ago | constructiondive.com | Sebastian Obando

Nonresidential construction spending dipped 0.1% in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.248 trillion, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released Monday. Spending fell in six of the 16 nonresidential subcategories, with private nonresidential construction down 0.5%, while public nonresidential construction rose 0.5%, according to the report.
DOT agrees to remove race, gender-based criteria from DBE program

5 days ago | constructiondive.com | Joe Bousquin

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The DOT has agreed to settle a case challenging the constitutionality of its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program, effectively barring women- and minority-owned companies from automatic inclusion in the initiative.
Top states for commercial construction spending

5 days ago | constructiondive.com | Sebastian Obando

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Texas leads the nation in commercial construction spending at nearly $90 billion annually, more than double any other state, while Arizona ranks No. 1 in per-capita spending, according to a report from Twisted Nail, a Waco, Texas-based construction aggregate supplier.